12:11 AM,
Sep. 5, 2013

Demolition of historic Brewster-Douglas town homes began on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The town homes will be the first to go down while they remove any hazard materials from the 6-story and larger high rise for the rest of the month before the wrecking ball brings them down.

Written by

Detroit Free Press staff

Catch up on some of the top headlines and stories that happened in metro Detroit on Wednesday, September 4.

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Demolition begins on Brewster-Douglass housing complex in Detroit
: Crews on Wednesday morning began the demolition of Detroit's Brewster-Douglass project, the massive public housing complex along I-75 near Mack that became an abandoned eyesore and crime magnet in recent years. - By
Matt Helms
, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

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U-M receives record-setting $200-million donation from Stephen Ross
: The University of Michigan knows how to throw a party to ...